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Re: How truncation works, and how ranks don't work was Re: Sauropodz r kewl

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Subject: Re: How truncation works, and how ranks don't work was Re: Sauropodz r kewl
From: David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:29:34 +0200
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Am 19.04.2012 18:37, schrieb Robert Schenck:

 What do you see as the troubles with divergence-dating? (not
 pretending it's perfect).

Nothing in principle, it's just difficult to do right. Sufficientlylarge taxon sample, good model of evolution; enough rate categories;enough calibration points with maximum ages, not just minimum ones...

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- Re: Sauropodz r kewl WAS: silly conversation on 2012 US presidential race
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- Re: How truncation works, and how ranks don't work was Re: Sauropodz r kewl
  - From: Robert Schenck <schenck.rob@gmail.com>

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